Sustainable System Innovations

How to contribute to addressing a complex problem through multi-stakeholder processes?

acuginotti — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:17:34 +0000

Starting with this question I’ve just been through a reflection on a developed approach called Change Lab that aims to create social innovation by enhancing relationships, capacities and the emergence of initiatives in the system they are working with. It was a fascinating exploration of the what makes a problem complex and the journey to enable [...]

Imagine

acuginotti — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:57:28 +0000

Looking at the books at the airport I saw a whole session on the Harvard Business Reviews – some relatively old. Still it was clear the patter of the titles – “Managing change”; “Managing talents”; “How to manage…”. In many occasions, managing does not make much sense, specially change, although we can be conscious of the [...]

Organization or Community Sustained?

acuginotti — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:47:51 +0000

Conversations in Nepal – Appreciative Inquiry International Conference. People are looking for a way to have a sustained organization – not in terms of finance or social/environment, but in a sense of maintaining the mind-set that has been presented. Here is a group born out of Organizational Development. I find it difficult to think about something [...]

Beyond Facilitation: Accessing Collective Wisdom

acuginotti — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 08:58:05 +0000

What is beyond facilitation? Topic looks very exciting and with very nice people! – it looks like there is a possibility to check all 5 for free if you register at the website [ http://maestromonth.com ]. There are other conferences and topics going on. This tip came from The World Café Community Blog.

Multi-Stakeholder Engagement for Sustainable Development

acuginotti — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:29:43 +0000

This is the first draft conclusion of a paper around this topic. Multi-Stakeholder Engagement for Sustainable Development Synergies Between Appreciative Inquiry and the Natural Step Framework Sustainability issues and current complex business environment require that companies consider the relationship with stakeholders at the strategic level. This relationship means a process of engagement in strategy design in order to create [...]